founded 1541 Area code(s) +380-3145 Area 4,886 km² | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Climate Dfb Postal code 89221 | |
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Oblast
Raion Ukraine
Zakarpattia Oblast
Perechyn Raion | ||
Turi Remety or Tur'i Remety (Ukrainian Тур'ї Ремети, Hungarian Turja-Remete, Slovak Turie Remety, Czech Remetské Hámre or Turjanský Remety) is a village in the Perechyn district of Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, situated on the river Turichka.
Map of Tur'i Remety, Zakarpatska, Ukraine
The population of the village is 3,340 and its coordinates are 48°42′51″N 22°35′38″E. It stand at 240 meters above sea level.
The church at Turi Remety has on its outer wall a memorial to Fedor Feketa (c. 1789-1838), who regularly carried the post on foot between the village and the town of Uzhorod for over 30 years. It is believed to be the oldest monument to a postman in the world.
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